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THE BRADY ERA | In 9th YEAR, 5 POSTSEASON TOURN.,2 WEST TITLES, ONE SEC TITLE LSU Basketball vs. University of Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m. (Cox Sports Television, LSU Sports Radio Network) Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, La. LSU (5-1, 0-0 in SEC) Probable LSU Starters (based on the last game): G -- 22 Darrel Mitchell (5-11, 178, Sr., St. Martinville, La.) 19.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 6.0 apg NOVEMBER Hit two of the biggest three-pointers of his career at No. 13 West Virginia (11/26), making one to force overtime 10 E. A. Sports (Exh.) W, 74-54 and then the game winner as part of a 26-point, 5-of-7 three-point shooting night ... Became the 35th player in 15 LSU-Shreveport (Exh.) W. 122-58 LSU men’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points ... Second-team preseason All-SEC Coaches pick 18 Southern University W, 84-56 ... 190 career treys (moved past Ronnie Henderson into second all-time at LSU) ... Only senior on the LSU 21 Nicholls State W, 104-57 team ... Only one game with less than six assists so far this season. 26 at West Virginia (ESPN Regional) W, 71-68(ot) 29 Houston (FSN) L, 83-84 G -- 14 Garrett Temple (6-5, 176, Fr., Baton Rouge, La.) 5.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.7 apg DECEMBER The third member of the Temple family to start and play at LSU .. Redshirt freshman ... Scored 9 points wtih 10 McNeese State (Cox Sports) W, 90-70 five assists in 27 minutes vs. UNO (12/13) ... Played all 40 minutes at West Virginia (11/26) 13 UNO (Cox Sports) W, 94-53 17 Louisiana-Lafayette (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. F -- 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 230, Fr., Denham Springs, La.) 12.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.8 apg 19 N. Iowa (Cox Sports) (1) 7 p.m. Mr. Basketball 2005 had a good debut vs. Southern (11/18) with 19 points and 12 rebounds (seven offen- 22 Arkansas-Monticello (1) 7 p.m. sive), to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors ... One of two freshman starters for Tigers ... 18-of-31 in 23 Cincinnati (1) 9:30 p.m. last three games from field, nine assists last two games. 31 at Ohio State (ESPN U) Noon JANUARY 3 Tulane (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. F -- 35 Darnell Lazare (6-8, 240, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 10.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg 7 Connecticut (CBS Sports) (2) 3 p.m. Started all six games and had career highs in last two games -- 19 vs. McNeese (12/10), 20 vs. UNO (12/13) 11 * at Arkansas 7 p.m. ... 15-of-25 from field last two games ... Didn’t score in first 14:48 of game vs. UNO and had just four at half. 14 * Tennessee (FSN) 7 p.m. 18 * at Mississippi State 7 p.m. F -- 0 Glen Davis (6-9, 310, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 19.3 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.7 bpg 21 * Alabama (JP Sports) 2 p.m. Came up big at WVU (11/26) with 23 points, 14 rebounds in overtime win ... Double-doubles in five of the six 25 * Georgia 7 p.m. games ... 15 double-doubles ... 20 pts, 16 boards vs. UNO (12/13) ... 17-of-26 from field last two games ... SEC 28 * at Ole Miss 2 p.m. Freshman of the Year and preseason All-SEC selection by coaches and media ... Played this past summer on FEBRUARY USA U21 World Championship Team in Argentina. 1 * Auburn 7 p.m. 4 * at Alabama (JP Sports) Noon Injury Update 8 * Arkansas (JP Sports) 7 p.m. Magnum Rolle sprained right ankle Dec. 8 and sat out McNeese (12/10) and UNO (12/13) games ... Listed as ques- 11 * at Florida (JP Sports) Noon 15 * Mississippi State (JP Sports) 7 p.m. tionable for the Louisiana-Lafayette game as he hoped to return to the floor for practice prior to game on Thursday.. 18 * at Auburn (FSN) 5 p.m. LSU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: The Facts 22 * at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 25 * Kentucky (CBS Sports) 2:45 p.m. DATE/TIME: Saturday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m. 28 * at South Carolina (ESPN) 8 p.m. LOCATION: Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,373) MARCH TICKETS: $11, youth upper level for $5 (12-under) 4 * Ole Miss TBA TELEVISION: Cox Sports Television (Ch. 37 in Baton Rouge) 9-12 SEC Tournament (JP, CBS) (3) TBA RADIO: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge-flagship) * - Denotes SEC Games. 1 - Las Vegas Holiday Classic; Dec. 19 game in BR; The Series -- LSU Leads, 33-10 Dec. 22-23 games at Valley High in Las Vegas. Teams meet for the second consecutive season after LSU scored an 83-69 win on Nov. 21, 2004, to win the cham- 2 -- At Hartford, Conn. pionship of the LSU Louisiana Classic ... This will be the third time the Tigers and Louisiana-Lafayette have met in the 3 - SEC Tourn.; Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tenn. Brady era with LSU also winning 83-65 in 2001 ... Prior to that the first 41 meetings were in 1945 and before ... Teams first met in 1914 and Louisiana-Lafayette’s last win cam in Feb. 1944, 44-42 in Baton Rouge ... LSU enters the game with Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network a present 56-game winning streak against Louisiana schools (4-0 this year). Jim Hawthorne, Kevin Ford call the game on LSU’s in- house network. Flagship is WDGL (Eagle 98.1 FM) in Baton Rouge ... Network includes two 50,000 clear LSU LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE channels (WWL, New Orleans; KWKH Shreveport), RECORD: 5-1 RECORD: 2-5 offering near nation-wide night coverage). LAST GAME: W, 94-53 vs. UNO (12/13) LAST GAME: W, 95-74 vs. Oral Roberts (2/15) Television • Cox Sports Television RANKINGS: RV ESPN/USA Today; RV AP poll RANKINGS: NA HEAD COACH: John Brady HEAD COACH: Robert Lee The regional sports network of the Hornets and LSU CAREER RECORD: 234-180/15th year CAREER RECORD: 22-15/2nd year televises its second of five LSU home games. LSU RECORD: 145-103/9th year LA.-LAF. RECORD: 22-15/2nd year Announcers: Lyn Rollins, Collis Temple III VS. LA.-LAF: 2-1 VS. LSU: 0-1 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL WHO TO CONTACT Media Services LSU Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 John Brady Interview Opportunities After Practice Sports Information Director Coach John Brady is usually available after most practices sessions at the Maravich Center. Most practices start Michael Bonnette - [email protected] between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. (depending on pre-practice video sessions and weights) and usually finish between 5 and 6 Sr. Associate SID (Basketball Contact) p.m. Contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578-1864) to confirm practice times. C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] SEC Teleconference Assistant Men’s Basketball Contact The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference each Monday and Thursday through the conference season. The Will Stafford -- [email protected] conference starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Following introduction, each coach will answer questions from the media for seven minutes. Coach Brady is on at 10:28 a.m. CST. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or the Southeastern Conference Media Relations Office (205-458-3010). LSU Sports Television Network (225) 578-1797 By Appointment, By Phone Coach Brady is available for interviews most non-gameday mornings prior to noon. Please contact either Kent Lowe DIrector of Television (225-578-1864) or Basketball Secretary Pam LeBlanc (225-578-8217). Kevin Wagner - [email protected] The John Brady Show, Presented by Whitney Bank on The LSU Sports Radio Network Manager/Television The weekly call-in show with Coach Brady takes place on Monday nights from Walkon’s Bistro just off the LSU campus John Schiebe -- [email protected] at the corner of Nicholson and Burbank ... The show runs through the end of the regular season ... The show airs in Baton Rouge on Eagle 98.1 FM, on the Internet at www.LSUsports.net and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affili- ates throughout the state ... There will be no show Dec. 19 and the last show airs March 6. LSU Sports Radio Network (225) 578-1882 Inside LSU Basketball with Coach John Brady Director of Radio Coach Brady’s weekly television show is on a state-wide network of stations ... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, will carry the show Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday nights ... The show runs through March 13, with the exception of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 ... Besides WBRZ-TV, the show can be seen on Cox Cable 4 in Baton Rouge Mondays at 9:30 p.m. and on Cox Sports Television (Ch. 37 on Cox Cable) on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. ... Other markets airing the show are KLAX-TV in Alexandria, KLAF- TV in Lafayette, KNOE-TV in Monroe, WGNO-TV in New Orleans, KSHV-TV in Shreveport, KPLC-TV in Lake Charles ON THE INTERNET and KWBJ-TV in Morgan City. www.LSUsports.net LSU Player Interview Opportunities The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to Post Practice all the basketball information you need. The best time to contact LSU players is usually at the conclusion of practice.